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OFFICIAL PAPER
City of Griffin. Spalding County.
U. S. Court, Northern District of
Georgia.
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THE WAR ON AMERICAN
I LEGENDS.
Hot words have been flying over
the statement of a Boston scien
tist, Alexander McAdie, that
Franklin never decoyed lightning
from the clouds with a kite and
key.
Mr. McAdie said that if Frank
lin had been successful the coroner
would have been needed to view
the remains.
But a letter of Franklin’s has
now been found, describing his
experiment in detail; and unless
Benjamin has suddenly turned
whopping liar, the letter seems
conclusive.
But it i* on . other grounds we
prefer to retain the story.
Thia business of destroying
myths has gone far enough.
Not long ago some fellow wrote
an article proving that Kidd was
innocent.
Others, members of the Sulgrave
Foundation, dedicate their lives
to proving that George Washing
ton did not chop down the cherry
tree.
A week or two ago some churl
lah person came out with the
statement that the Liberty Bell
was not rung July 4, 1776, and
lhat anyway, July 4 is really July
2 .
What is the idea of all these
autopsies?
Perhaps the Liberty Bell was
not rung, but it has a crack in it,
so what are you going to say
about that?
And it may b? that the fox did
not really think to himself that
the grapes were sour; for that
matter, perhaps foxes don’t like
grapes.
But what difference does it
make ?
Let us have our myths.
We like them and they do no
harm, so whjr make war on them?
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LONG LIFE IN GEORGIA.
A man has a fair chance of life
in Georgia, says the Savannah
Morning News.
He has a better chance In Geor
gia than in other states of the
union, even of the south. •
...........This U demonstrated bY Statis
tics indicating the averages in this
and other states. ■“s
There iu more gratifying com
parison of Georgia with other
states than—contrast.
The figures just published
that the death rate in Georgia
lower than any other
state. This spells something.
The death rate has a lot to
with life conditions, Men have
given much for an additional
year or even day of life.
When the percentage of negro
population is considered—with ref
erence to a comparison with states
of other sections—the showing of
a death rate of 11A per thousand
is « good showing. It is lower
than Florida, Virginia, Tennessee,
than any of the other southern
states.
The chance to live longer 41s
but one of the chances offered by
Georgia.
There are several directions of
life besides straight ahead toward
death; there are more dimensions
to life than Were length.
In Georgia one may* live better
than in other sections—there is
room for it, opportunity for it
One may make a better living
in Georgia—and more easily than
in other sections.
This for the physical side of
his being—and in other avenues
of life, Georgia offers superior
advantages to those who wouid
“live long and prosper. M
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS
An Omaha preacher undertakes
to tell what a young woman de
sires in choosing a husband.
He has done this, he avers, with
the help of the lady members of
his congregation.
The result is interesting, but
not conclusive.
He is able to enumerate a few
things that some young women
consider desirable, but says that
the average young woman does
not know herself just what it is
that makes one young man more
desirable than another.
Even if these were unfolded the
average man would not under
stand them.
Mating, says the local paper in
Omaha, isn’t an intellectual pro
cess.
The intellect is overruled by the
emotions.
The preacher concludes,, how
ever,, that the young woman sel
dom gets all that she expects.
Prince Charming, shaving in
front of the bathroom mirror, is
quite a different being from the
knight who came a-courting.
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BALKAN
PROVERBS.
Great rivers owe their power to
little brooks.
Avoid both the fool and the
saint.
Trust no one but yourself and
your steed.
In the forest, tree leans on tree;
in a nation, man on man.
A man is happy only twice;
when he marries a wife and when
he buries her.
Better a spoonful of honey than
a shovelful of mud.
I It is better to begin than not
to finish.
Tis better to serve a good man
than to give orders to a bad man.
Who is not satisfied with a little
will never have enough.
’Tis better to suffer injustice
than to commit it.
There is no need to pray for
death.
What is easily gotten in nearly
lost.
When money gives out, sense
ensues.
Misers’ daughters often marry
squanderers.
Much brains, little money.
Force is never welcome.
Each person forges his own
happiness.
As many thoughts as heads.
Children are the source of joy
and sadness.
The young may, the old'must,
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A wolf changes his skin, but |
never his morals. ] I
What’ pleases the eye agrees
with the ear.*
There are as many customs as
places.
In the course of time everything
comes handy.
Fire and water are good ser
vants, but poor masters.
Precaution never harms.
No one likes to be first to step
on ice.
THE POINT OF VIEW.
Satisfied guest: That was a tip
top dinner, waiter. You know
what that means, don’t you?
Waiter: Yes, sah. It’s one that
you top off with a tip.
THE PASSING SHOW.
Jane: It’s s windy day.
Helen: Then I’ll have to change
my stockings.
What’s the matter?
This pair has a hole in the knee.
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“ELECTRIC POWER IS KEY TO
PROSPERITY LABOR FIG
URES PROVE,” SAYS
WESTINGHOUSE HEAD.
“Human intelligence today
knows of no better means for in
creasing the prosperity of the
American nation and the Ameri
can people than a continuation
of electrical development along
our present lines,” according to
Brigadier General Guye E. Tripp,
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WILLIAM D. B. AINEY
The newly elected president of
the national association of rail
way and utilities commissioners is
William D. B. Ainey, chairman of
the Pennsylvania service commis
sion. He was elected president
at the recent convention in Phoe
nix, Ariz.
Judge Ainey has made a study
of utilities not only in this coun
try but abroad and is a recogniz
ed authority on the subject. In
1914 he visited Japan and on the
invitation of the members of the
imperial parliament. He was a
delegate to the interparliamentary
conference, at 6eneva in 1912,
and to the Hague in 1913, where
was made secretary of the Japa
nese-American group of parlia
mentarians.
In recognition of distinguished
foreign service, Judge Ainey with
Senator Root and Senator Burton,
whose terms in congress expired
contemporaneously with Judge Ai
ney’s, was nominated by the
American group for permanent
membership in the parliamentary
union. These nominations were
confirmed by the union at Brussels
under the presidency of Lord
Weardale, of England.
Twice-Told Tales j
But how did they serve refresh
ments before lettuce leaves were
invented? wonders the Griffin
News. And what did they put on
everything before salad* dressing
was invented and cream was giv
en a spanking?—Tifton Gazette.
An old timer is a person who
can remember ’way back when ye
housewife! could make a fruit
cake without wondering what
would happen if a “dry” agent
happened. id got a whiff of
it.—M ■Telegraph.
Human nature is what makes
the New Yorker who now squalls
at paying $3 a quart for straw
berries slam down $12 for a
quart of synthetic gin without a
murmur.—-Macon Telegraph.
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There is always another fool
manufactured when an 18 year
old girl tells a trousered young
snip that he has pretty hair and
lovely eyes.—Houston Post.
People who buy gold bricks
and stock in unknown, unseen oil
well proposition* are about on a
par with those who marry for
money.—Albany Herald.
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Savannah Man Loses Bride
Be and Automobile in
tn, ft runs Atlanta Journal head
line. The lucky guy!—Dalton Cit
izen.
NO WONDER.
An Irishman coming out of the
ward after an operation exclaimed
audibly:
“Thank Godl That’s over!”
“Don’t be too sure,” said the
man in the next bed.
44 They left a sponge in me and
had to cut me open again,” and
the other side said, “Why, they
had to open me, too, to find one
of their instruments.”
Just then the surgeon stuck his
head in the door and yelled:
“Has anybody seen my hat? »»
Pat fainted.
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
chairman of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Com
pany.
“When something better does
appear,” he said, “ it will be our
duty to work for it, even at per
sonal cost the ourselves, but
in the mean time we appear to be
on the right track. M
Compares Man Power Fgures.
General Tripp based his opinion
as to the relation of prosperity
and electrical development on a
study of wages and power per
workman throughout the world.
Thus, the wages of the average
American workman is about two
and a quarter tiroes 'the wages
of the average British workman,
but the American has twice the
mechanical poorer at his disposal.
This same proportion of wages to
power per capita holds throughout
the world.
They arrived home late from
the summer party. Wife took off
her hat and slammed it on the
floor. Then she confronted her
hubby.
44 I’ll never take you to another
party as long as I live!.’ she
said.
44 Why? t* he calmly wanted to
knoww.
(4 You asked Mrs. Jones how her
husband has been standing the
heat.”
<4 Well? ft
44 Well, her husband has been
dead two months.”
Uncle John watched his nephew
and some other little boys play
ing at soldiers attacking a fort.
44 Tommy,” he said, “if you and
your side can take that fort in
half an hour I’ll give you a quar
ter. ft
About two minutes later there
came an eager cry: “Uncle, can
I have jffie quarter now? We’ve
taken the fort.
“That Was very smart,” said
Uncle John as he handed over
the quarter. “How did you man
age it so quickly.
44i h, I just offered the other
side V dime to give in.,” answered
ToWfmy.
The successful financier snorted
contempuously.
44 Money! pooh! there are a mil
lion ways of making money. ft
“But only one honest way,” a
listener declared.
“What way is that?” the finan
cier demanded.
“Naturally, you wouldn’t know,”
was the answer.
ATLANTA BROTHERS
ARE INDICTED FOR
FLOGGING WOMAN
Atlanta, Dec. 22.—Henry Pin
son and L. H. Pinson, brothers,
were indicted jointly by the Ful
ton county grand jury Friday on
a charge of assault with intent
to murder Miss Bessie Kean.
Miss Kean charged she was at
tacked by the Pinson brothers
while on a forced automobile trip
with them Tuesday afternoon. It
is understood she exhibited bruises
and abrasions to the grand jurors
she declared the two
brothers inflicted.
Three
against the brothers,
them with using abusive
to Miss Kean, carrying
weapons and pointing
pistol at another.
Henry Pinson surrendered and
$10,000 bond, His
has not been located, al
* h his arrest has been ordered
Solicitor General Boykin after
Miss eKan’s story.
HEAVY FIRE LOSS
IN NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans, Dec. 22.—Three
warehouses, a stable and a plant
office of the Liberty Oil Company,
Broad street and New Basin Canal,
were destroyed Sunday by a fire of
undetermined origin. ^Hundreds of
barrels of oil and petroleum by
products stored in the warehouses
were consumed and thirty horses
and mules quartered in the stable
perished. Thomas C. Anderson,
former state senator and president
of the company, estimated the loss
st $600,000.
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PLAN TO RIGIDLY
AUTO TAG LAW
Atlanta, Dec. 22.—Through a
co-operative arrangement between
the highway department and the
secretary of state, a system will
be immediately put into effect
which is in all probability going
to get half a million dollars here-,
tofore lost to the road develop
ment work of the state through
laxity of enforcement and non
observance of the automobile tag
tax law.
Patrolmen to be Inspectors.
Patrolmen will be clothed with
the authority of inspectors in the
tag department, and
in pursuance of their other duties
will ascertain who in the county
is not complying with the law,
that is, who drives an automobile
without the proper tag.
The information, including the
names of the persons, the kind of
automobile and the place of res
idence, will be reported by the in
spectors to the secretary of state,
who will check up the information
and when found correct will in
turn transmit it to the commis
sioner of revenue, J. M. Vandiver,
with the request that he immedi
apply the processes of his
to the collection of the
tag fee and, where necessary, to
prosecutions to enforce the
Gather Information.
The additional inspectors, there
be 160 of them, will not be
with bringing prosecu
ill gather the
and make the reports
which the revenue depart
will be requested or directed
proceed.
CLUB BURNED
IN ARKANSAS TOWN
Stuttgart, Ark., Dec. 22.—Fire
threatened to out the
business district of this city Sun
day was finally extinguished after
destroying the brick building oc
cupied by the Elks’ Club and mer
cantile establishments. The dam
age was estimated at $146,000.
GEORGIA MAN KILLS
FRIEND BY ACCIDENT
Adel, Dec. 22.—John Crawley,
a young white man, was shot and
instantly killed four mjles east of
Adel Saturday morning, the gun
being in the hands of his friend,
Willie Hays, another young man.
They were on their way to a
shooting match.
Monday, December 22, 1924.
At Close of Day
Try O.Jjxwrencz Hawthorne .—■
There’s a certain tender feelin’
That I notice comes a-stealin'
Hound my heart and never seems to go away
Till And the chores have all been completed seated
once more we are
To enjoy the restful closin' of the day.
Darkness somehow always finds us
In a state o' mind that binds us
To the fireside we have learned to know so well;
Home to us is still a treasure
And we get a heap o’ pleasure
From its comforts, more than tongue can ever tell.
Folks who cherish home and stay there,
Those who $at an’ sleep an’ play there,
Are the folks who know what happiness can be. i
Oh there’s nothing half so pleasin’
When the world outside is freezin’ ,
As this cozy pook that love keeps warm for me. 1
When old-age at last has found me, I
When its shadows creep around me •
And life's sunshine slowly fades an' disappears,
Then with heart still free from sadness
In this home w£iere all is gladness
I'll enjoy thepeacefultwilightof theyears!
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GOMPERS LEAVES
WIDOW ONLY THE
44 MINIMUM AMOUNT”
Washington, Dec. 22.—(By the
Associated Press.)—The will of
Samuel Gompers, filed Saturday for
probate, left the bulk of his es
tate, which was not valued, to his
sons and his grand-daughters and
directed that only “the minimum
amount allowed by law” should be
paid the widow.
The will was dated November
8, this year, and was accompanied
by a mutilated copy of another,
previously made, which was torn
across the face and op which was
written: “I cancel and revoke this
will. ft
MONTEZUMA DEFEATS
GRIFFIN BASKETEERS
Montezuma, Ga., Dec. 22.—The
local high school basketball team
downed the Griffin high school five
here Saturday night by the score
of 40 to 13. The game was fast
and clean throughout. ,
Gammon, with six points, led
the basket work for Griffin.
Griffin line-up: Forwards, Key
(2), Gammon (6); center, Griffin,
(2), guards, Pittman, Garrett (2).
substitutions, Eubanks (1) for
Key.
A good Arabian horse will can
ter in winter for 48 hours with
out drinking.
ASKS ACCEPTANCE OF
NOTES SECURED BY
CALCIUM ARSENATE
Washington, Dec. 22.—(By -the
Associated Press.)—The governor
of the federal reserve board was
asked Saturday by Senator George,
democrat, from Georgia, to ac
cept notes secured by calcium ar
senate, which is one of the prin
cipal ingredients of fertilizer used
ill the loufh. .....—...............................
The senator pointed out that
calcium arsenate was non-perfsh
able and if stored in federal ware
houses would furnish sufficient
security for federal reserve notes. i
He said that if this was accom
plished, the farmers would be able
to purchase fertilizer in the fall
and winter and not be compelled
to go into the market in the
spring.
CRUEL.
She—Are you from the far
North ?
He—No; why do you ask?
She—You dance as if you had
snow shoes on.
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